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The Coast Guard issued a request for proposal for the second phase of the Sentinel-class fast response cutter procurement contract Feb. 27, 2015. The contract will include options for the acquisition of up to 26 FRCs on a firm fixed price basis. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

The Coast Guard exercised a $79.21 million contract option with Bollinger Shipyards LLC of Lockport, Louisiana, for the procurement of two Sentinel-class fast response cutters Feb. 27, 2015. This completes phase I of the FRC acquisition strategy. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the final production response boat-medium at Station St. Petersburg, Florida, Feb. 26, 2015. Since the Coast Guard received its first RB-M in 2008, the boats have been delivered to over 110 units across 30 states and territories. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of its fourth long range interceptor-II – a cutter boat designed to extend the national security cutter’s interdiction and search and rescue range – to Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 25, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

The Coast Guard recently announced the names of the 26th through 35th Sentinel-class fast response cutters through a series of posts on its official blog, the Coast Guard Compass. FRCs are named after enlisted personnel who distinguished themselves in the line of duty. U.S. Coast Guard photos.

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Acquisition Profile: Capt. Steven “Sid” Osgood (CG-9336)

As Capt. Steven “Sid” Osgood planned his career as a Coast Guard engineer, he never expected he would become responsible for delivering a new financial management service for the Coast Guard. Even so, the project manager for the Financial Management Service Improvement Initiative project is finding that the more than six years he spent working on engineering aspects of complex acquisition projects turned out to be solid preparation for his new position. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Clayton. Learn more>>